If I were president...

I watched BSG last night. It was actually pretty entertaining, so I will probably end up watching the series. One point of interest for me was the woman who became president. She was the secretary of education in the beginning of the first episode, and eventually found herself having to run the "colonies."

I can't help but wonder what things would look like if the USA was run by someone who had a background in education. More fun to ponder- what would I do if I were the president?

I'm not going to pretend to be fully informed on the state of our union. However, it seems very troubling that our country (and state) runs on a huge debt. This debt has resulted in nearly every school district I know of having to make large cuts, stack classes, and pink slip employees. Is the government making the same cuts? I don't know.

I think that I would focus on a few things if I led the state, country, or world. I think if there was a strong emphasis on safety, health, education, and community we'd be able to give citizens the tools they'd need to succeed, which would make whatever I was president of a happy successful metropolis.

Safety: Everyone needs to feel safe. I don't know how I would do this, but I imagine it would involve some police men, lights in parks, less dark alleys, and a bat signal.

Health: I would make sure produce was affordable, and that there were strict laws on FDA unapproved crap like thermogenic pills and chemicals that weren't healthy. But I wouldn't stop people from deep-frying things or using butter. I just don't think we should be giving children chemicals and preservatives because it is convenient. They should deep fry their chicken on the spot. That's how Paula Dean's grandma did it!! And I hope the chicken is from a farm down the street....

Education: I wouldn't pay for our children's future with lotto money. I would look at the models of other countries who are getting it right and take suit. We'd teach less, but teach it WELL. And empower students. They won't all go to college. But they'll all figure out what they *might* want to do when they get older. Owning a cake shop or working on cars is pretty cool. So is engineering sweet cars. Do what you like!

Community: I would have parks, wildlife centers, museums, and a variety of restaurants that used whole ingredients. While I think fancy restaurants are wicked awesome, there'd also be some that were accessible to the masses. Libraries would be huge. We wouldn't tear down old buildings with character. There'd be bike trails, dog parks, and public transit. And we'd work with the money we had, not lower the value of the dollar and print/borrow more.

Oh, and Conan would get the Tonight Show back.